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In January 2018, CNET reported that Roku was debuting a new licensing program for smart audio devices such as smart speakers, sound bars and whole-home audio, while noting the "ease of use" and "superb streaming options" offered by Roku TVs. [7] According to CNBC in 2021, Roku was the U.S. market leader in streaming video distribution. [2]
Xumo, LLC (/ ˈ z uː m oʊ / ZOO-moh) is an American internet television and consumer electronics company. It is a joint venture of Charter Communications and Comcast that operates the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) and advertising video on demand (AVOD) service Xumo Play, and develops digital media players and smart TVs.
In the September 2023 ratings, [18] Tubi, with 1.3% of viewing, ranked fifth among all streaming services, The Roku Channel, with 1.1% ranked seventh, and Pluto TV, with 0.8% ranked tenth. Tubi noted in January 2025 that only 5% of its viewership came from the live streaming channels section of the Tubi app, which emphasizes its on-demand ...
Roku, Inc. (/ ˈ r oʊ k uː / ROH-koo) [2] is an American technology company. [3] [4] Founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, it produces Roku-branded streaming players and TVs, distributes streaming services and operates an ad business on its platform. Roku is the U.S. market leader in streaming video distribution, [5] [6] [7] reaching 120 million ...
On July 20, 2020, Peacock launched an app for PlayStation 4. [21] On September 21 of that year, Peacock became available on Roku. [22] The company's September 18 agreement for the service narrowly averted a blackout of NBCUniversal's TV Everywhere apps on Roku devices due to a dispute over revenue sharing and advertising inventory assignment.
The Roku Channel was launched in September 2017 as a free, ad-supported streaming television service ("FAST"), [1] [13] available to viewers in the U.S. [14] Roku's CEO Anthony Wood stated in the same month that the channel was a "way for content owners to publish their content on Roku without writing an app". [15]
The Roku OS includes the Roku Channel Store, featuring a collection of apps Roku calls "channels". [34] The operating system allows users to browse streaming channels available, displayed in a grid format. [8] [35] According to mobile app analytics company 42matters, there were over 26,000 apps available in the Roku Channel Store in 2023. [36]
Add CNBC to the growing number of networks that have a streaming service. Variety reports the business news channel plans to launch CNBC+, a standalone streaming service, ...